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INEZ, TEXAS
Victoria County,
Texas Gulf Coast
Highway 59
15 miles NE of Victoria
11 miles SE of Edna
Population:
1787 (2000) 1,370 (1990)
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Inez Fire Dept Sign
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History
in a Pecan Shell
Inez was originally named after the Arenosa Creek, but the
name Arenosa only lasted until 1882, the year the New York, Texas
and Mexican Railway connected its line from Rosenburg to Victoria
(1882).
Inez was named after the daughter of railroad financier Count Joseph
Telefener. They named Edna after another
daughter, and then nearby Telefener, Texas after the Count himself.
By 1900 the town was prospering with school, bank, hotel and the railroad
to connect it with the rest of the world. Inez was hit in 1962 by
hurricane Carla, and that perhaps explains the small number of commercial
buildings.
Our visit to Inez found the Voulunteer Fire Department ... next
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Subject: Lost
Buildings Inez, Texas
My father lived in the home pictured in the story "Lost Buildings
of the Macaroni Railroad", when he was very young. I think his father
worked for the railroad for some time. My father still lives in Inez
and would love to have a picture of the home because someone has torn
it down. Please help if you are able to. Thank you. Mary Felicia
Whitson, April 24, 2006
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